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Speaking to an audience of 500 people in her hometown of San Francisco, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said that game publishers need to make voluntary actions to avoid glorifying guns and violence following the Newtown elementary school massacre in December.

She noted that Congress would take action if the industry didn’t do something, according to the Associated Press.

“If Sandy Hook doesn’t [make game publishers change] … then maybe we have to proceed, but that is in the future,” said Feinstein.

She went on to claim that video games play “a very negative role for young people, and the industry ought to take note of that.”

I am going to posit something: that the Founding Fathers had exceedingly prescient foresight when they wrote the Second Amendment. If nothing else it is a last resort deterrent against the machinations of the power mad and the direly insane. The latter of which is represented by Dianne Feinstein and too many others in the halls of Congress.

No, I'm not suggesting anything. Just stating that We The People are our own best scare tactic that should give pause to the truly evil.

EDIT 11:35 p.m. EST: It's not about Dianne Feinstein per se, but Kotaku has posted a terrific and timely piece by Christian Allen. Allen has worked on the Ghost Recon franchise as well as Halo: Reach and many other successful video game projects. Titled "I'm a Game Designer. I'm a Gun Owner. It's Time To End All This 'Us vs. Them'", his essay delves into his life-long experience with firearms and his involvement with producing many violent video games. There's some harsh language so be warned. Interestingly, much of it is aimed (no pun intended) at the National Rifle Association...